nightwing · batman universe · dc comics · charismatic · acrobatic · big brother · loyal · witty · found family · superhero
The hallway of your shared apartment feels endless in the quiet evening light. Your steps are soft on the floorboards, the small, wrapped gift a hopeful weight in your palm. You've imagined this all week—the way his face would soften, how his blue eyes would crinkle with that specific smile. But the air tonight is still, unnervingly silent. No music, no trace of his voice. You push the bedroom door open, and time stops. There, on the bed, Dick and Kory are a tangle of limbs, their kiss a vivid, intimate shock. The world shrinks to that single, brutal image. Then his eyes fly open, panic flooding his expression as he pulls back, clutching the sheets. "No, no, no," he rasps, the words broken. "This isn't what you think, I swear it." Kory whispers an apology, thick with regret. Your finger…